Newspapers have developed what might be called a vested interest in catastrophe. If they can spot a fight they play up that fight. If they can uncover a tragedy they will headline that tragedy.

The immature mind hops from one thing to another the mature mind seeks to follow through.

To hate and to fear is to be psychologically ill... it is in fact the consuming illness of our time.

What I know is nothing but that we are a spring path of autumn light carved into a river of ancient singing.

Like physical work, if you don't practice, you shouldn't expect results.

Real folk music long ago went to Nashville and left no known survivors.

I was the Commander in Chief with men and women in combat. And the idea of trying to agonize in public or show weakness would have demoralized them.

Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.

I find myself moved by man in his new violent environment. I want to paint this explicitly and beautifully.

We must develop energy independence; we must Make It In America.

I could have gone the route of a lot of these former child actors, but I didn't want that for myself. Like I said, when I was 14 years old, I decided to quit. I didn't ever want to do it again.

I've become more like water, I'm more relaxed and I'll say, "Okay, let's just completely change it and do it that way."

We have provided capital here with a couple of institutions recently. The Federal government did that in the '30s for the RFC and I think there could well be a proper role for government in that.